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Alisal Union Assistant Superintendent, Jeanne Herrick

The Read to Me Project Honors Jeanne Herrick for Championing Early Literacy as Part of its “Share the Magic Between the Pages” Holiday Giving Campaign Event

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Alisal Union Assistant Superintendent, Jeanne Herrick

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  1. Alisal UnionAssistantSuperintendent,Jeanne Herrick,ReceivesChildren’sLiteracyLeaderAward TheReadtoMe ProjectHonorsJeanneHerrick for ChampioningEarlyLiteracy as Partofits“Share theMagic BetweenthePages” Holiday Giving CampaignEvent Monterey,CA,November 26,2014 -TheReadtoMe Projectwill behonoringJeanneHerrick,Assistant Superintendent ofAlisalUnionSchoolDistrict,forherearlyliteracyleadership andsupport forprogramsdesigned toincrease thenumberofchildrenwhobeginkindergartenprepared tosucceed.Theaward will bepresented onThursday,December4,2014attheHamptonInn&SuitesSalinasas part of theReadtoMeProject’s"SharetheMagicBetween thePages"2014HolidayGivingCampaign. "TheReadtoMe Projectisvery proud topresent Assistant Superintendent Herrick withtheFirstAnnual Children’sLiteracyLeadership Award forhercommitment topromoting earlyliteracy experiencesforinfants,toddlersand preschoolerswholiveintheAlisalcommunity,”saidBarbaraGreenway,FounderoftheReadtoMeProject.“Jeanneclearlyunderstandstheeducationalimportanceoffamilymembersreading tochildrendailytopreparethemforkindergartenandschoolsuccess.”

  2. TheReadtoMeProject’s“SharetheMagicBetweenthePages”2014HolidayGivingCampaignKick Offeventwill takeplaceonThursday,December4,2014from4:00p.m.–6:00p.m.atthenewHamptonInnand Suites,523WorkStreet inSalinas. TheChildren’sLiteracyLeaderAward will bepresentedat5:30p.m. ThroughitsHolidayGiving Campaign,theReadtoMeProjectisinviting everyoneinthecommunity,including localcompanies,parentsand teachers,todonate and support thiscost-effective,high-impactprogram. Theevent andholidaycampaignissponsored by HamptonInnand Suites,KSMS TVUnivision67,KSESJose107.1FMand KLOKLaTricolor99.5FMandKDJT UniMas33. To RSVP orformoreinformation,call (831)275-1300oremail barbara@readtomeproject.org. ContactInformation:BarbaraGreenway,ExecutiveDirector,barbara@readtomeproject.org MarcyRustad,DirectorofDevelopment,marcy@readtomeproject.org About Jeanne Herrick: JeanneHerrickhasmorethan40yearsofexperienceinpubliceducationworkingfortheSanJoseUnifiedSchool District andAlisalUnionSchool District.Sheisa leaderinK-12district reformandhaschampioned the“ReadingFirst”effortthrough grant developmentand implementation.Ms.Herrickisrecognizedasastatewideexpert intheareasof EnglishLanguageLearneracademiclanguageand literacydevelopment.IntheAlisalUnionSchool District (AUSD),Ms.Herrickshapedtheinitial K-3reading programthatsupportsstrongerreading achievement intheearly grades.Shehasreceivedstatelevel recognitionforherwork.Ms.Herrickhas been instrumentalinthe expansionof theReadtoMeProject inAlisal,supporting its growthfrom23to52classroomswith730AUSDstudentsreading to850young siblings. AboutthenewHamptonInn& Suites Salinas: Thenew105-roomHamptonInn&SuitesSalinasopened inearly2014atthecornerofWorkandJohnStreets,right offof Highway101.TheHamptonInnoffershot breakfastseverymorning, complementaryWi-Fi,anindoorpool,hot tub,and fitnesscenteraswellasHDDirect TVchannels and otheramenities.Itis located just15milesfromMontereyandcloseto all Salinasattractionsincluding golf, winetasting and localeventsincluding the CaliforniaInternationalAirShow,MontereySportsCarFestival,and theSteinbeckFestival. AboutThe ReadtoMeProject: TheReadtoMeProjectisanearlyliteracyprogramthathelps prepareyoung childrentoenterkindergarten withtheknowledge,vocabulary,and comprehensionskillsthatwill helpthem succeed inschooland becomeliterateandsuccessful adults. TheProject providesstructureand opportunityforinfants,toddlersand preschoolerstoberegularlyreadtoathomebytheir elementary-aged brothersandsisters.TheReadtoMeProject iscurrentlyreaching 82 classroomsinEastSalinas,Gonzales,Greenfield, Carmel Valleyand BigSurwithmorethan1000 studentsreading to1350youngsiblings. TheReadtoMeProjectiseasyand inexpensivetoimplement,immediate,direct,and powerful;reaching largenumbersofyoungchildren wherethey learn best,athome.Families become engagedin providing theiryoung children withthefoundationforlearning and life-long literacy.TheReadtoMeProjectfosters loving and positiverelationshipsamongfamilymembersandnourisheslifelong bonds betweensiblings.Itisanorganic, simpleand preventativeapproachas opposed toin-school remediation programsthatarecostly,requirechildrentofailfirst,andare often provided toolate. Howthe ReadtoMeProjectworks: TheProject isimplemented in4th,5th,and6thgrade classroomsin primarilylow-literacyschool

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